tear

Example Sentences

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I had to pause momentarily while writing this paragraph just to wipe a tear from the corner of my eye.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

The stock eventually found its footing and went on a tear the next year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Separately Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch met Nowak's family earlier on Thursday and she said that they did not want anger to "tear communities apart".

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

After a day of largely peaceful demonstrations on Saturday, including a counter-protest in support of ICE, some protesters attempted to breach a police barricade, prompting police to use tear gas.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

He threaded the needle—difficult, with the rocking of the boat—and began to sew the tear in tight, overlapping stitches.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell